scrap en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈskɹæp/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
I have no materials — not a scrap.
1852, Thomas De Quincey, “Sir William Hamilton”, in Hogg's Instructor:I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
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(countable, uncountable) A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. ▸ The smallest amount.
I don't care a scrap.
“I don't mind anything. I don't mind your being technically German a scrap. All I think is that it was a little—well, perhaps a little excessive to marry another German when you had done it once already. […]”
1920, [Elizabeth von Arnim], In the Mountains, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, page 188:
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(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Leftover food.
Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs.
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(countable, uncountable) The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
pork scraps
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(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
“We need a set of wheels to carry out this plan of yours.” “Queenie?” “We need her now more than ever.” “Will she still be in the field where we left her?” “No, no, no. The fuzz will have towed her away by now.” “Where will she be, then?” “They will have sold the old girl off for scrap.”
2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- (UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- (uncountable) Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
- (countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A snare for catching birds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scraps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scrap dealer · table scrap · scrap heap · scrap and yap · scrapheap · fish scrap · scrappy · scrap paper · scrap merchant · scrapyard · scrap book · scrapbook · e-scrap · scrap car
Synonyms
dreck · shit · lump · chip · refuse · crumb · ort · fragment · fragment · cultch · fleck · debris · morsel · skoosh · lump · sprinkling · skerrick · waste · whit · gash · speck · shred · sliver · dot · lick · pennyworth · pelf · vestige · smitch · scintilla · crumbling · garbage · continental · steck · jot · flake · portion · stuff · morceau · steck · thought · piece · smattering · scrap · aught · crap · scraplet · toddick · ort · trace · scraplet · smidge · trifle · spark · crumb · scantling · portion · atom · chunk · inch · scooch · smidgen · crumbling · piece of trash · scratching · hunk · semblance · clip · flyspeck · spot · flip · iota · tidbit · leftover · clip · scent · cutting · glimmer · sprinkle · mite · bit · piecemeal · glimpse · snead · snead · fleak · halfpennyworth · smidget · tuppence worth · hint · snippet · fleak · bit · strain · snippet · pile of crap · particle · pile of shit · trash · mammock · glint · bit · ort · scruple · rubbish · ooch · molecule · diddly · mammock · bit · tidge · cutting · ounce · spatter · litter · scraplet · slice · piece of crap · tinge · drek · damn · piece of shit · tad · scraplet · grain · snippet · slice · chunk · piece · soupçon · hoot · smidgy · snippet · flake · speckle · hunk · junk · service item · roughage · skosh · piece of garbage · jot · dash · scrap · trash · tranche · tittle · relish · whiff · dab · smithereen · bissel · gribble · tranche · ace · scrap · crumb · piecemeal · dusting · atomy · gubbins · drop · mote · modicum · touch · hooter · piece · chip · pinch
Translations (89)
pt apara (small piece, fragment) · hy ջարդոն (discarded objects) · bg късче (small piece, fragment) · mi tūāporo (small piece, fragment) · gl ferrancho (discarded objects) · ko 스크랩 (discarded objects) · de Schrott (discarded objects) · ca ferralla (discarded objects) · fr ferraille (discarded objects) · ru лом (discarded objects) · ru ути́ль (discarded objects) · fi tilkku (small piece, fragment) · sv skrot (discarded objects) · tr hurda (discarded objects) · fi romu (discarded objects) · de Abfall (discarded objects) · ru лоскуто́к (small piece, fragment) · da skrot (discarded objects) · ja 屑鉄 (discarded objects) · la frustum (small piece, fragment) · ja 欠片 (small piece, fragment) · pl kawałek (small piece, fragment) · es chatarra (discarded objects) · cmn 廢棄物 /废弃物 (discarded objects) · cmn 斷片 /断片 (small piece, fragment) · lt metalo laužas (discarded objects) · ja スクラップ (discarded objects) · de Altmaterial (discarded objects) · ga blúire (small piece, fragment) · ru утильсырьё (discarded objects) · de Altmetall (discarded objects) · ru обры́вок (small piece, fragment) · pt sucata (discarded objects) · fi pätkä (small piece, fragment) · it frammento (small piece, fragment) · ro fier vechi (discarded objects) · cs útržek (small piece, fragment) · ru металлоло́м (discarded objects) · pl złom (discarded objects) · pl fragment (small piece, fragment) · it ferraglia (discarded objects) · gl ferragancho (discarded objects) · fi palanen (small piece, fragment) · uk лом (discarded objects) · uk металобру́хт (discarded objects) · nl oudroest (discarded objects) · es resto (small piece, fragment) · de Fetzen (small piece, fragment) · bg парче (small piece, fragment) · fi ylijäämäpala (small piece, fragment) · ml ആക്രി (discarded objects) · fr bout (small piece, fragment) · ro rest (small piece, fragment) · el σκραπ (discarded objects) · cmn 廢物 /废物 (discarded objects) · mi kuha (small piece, fragment) · mr भंगार (discarded objects) · ca restes (small piece, fragment) · ru кусо́чек (small piece, fragment) · fa قراضه (discarded objects) · cmn 碎片 (small piece, fragment) · cs šrot (discarded objects) · pt retalho (small piece, fragment) · he גְּרוּטָאָה (discarded objects) · be металало́м (discarded objects) · gl restroballo (small piece, fragment) · cmn 廢鐵 /废铁 (discarded objects) · fi pala (small piece, fragment) · ka ჯართი (discarded objects) · nl schroot (discarded objects) · bg скрап (discarded objects) · nl restje (small piece, fragment) · ro capăt (small piece, fragment) · mi mara (small piece, fragment) · ar خُرْدَة (discarded objects) · sk šrot (discarded objects) · gd buineag (small piece, fragment) · be лом (discarded objects) · it pezzo (small piece, fragment) · fr bribe (small piece, fragment) · ja 鉄屑 (discarded objects) · ja 断片 (small piece, fragment) · gl refugallo (small piece, fragment) · pl urywek (small piece, fragment) · uk брухт (discarded objects) · ca bocí (small piece, fragment) · ru желе́зный лом (discarded objects) · de Stückchen (small piece, fragment) · ru клочо́к (small piece, fragment)